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New weekly Wincanton market 'will not damage' High Street trade
Wincanton's town team has reassured local businesses that a new weekly market will not steal their trade. A team of traders leading the campaign to revive Wincanton's high street hope to have a weekly...
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Avon and Somerset Police Chief Constable Colin Port to step down
Avon and Somerset's top police officer has announced he is to stand down from the role after nearly eight years with the force.Chief Constable Colin Port, who has been in the job since 2005, will...
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'Last chance' to firm over Somerton youth shelter repairs
Frustrated town councillors have issued an ultimatum to manufacturers after delays to repairs on a broken youth shelter in Somerton. Somerton Town Council was forced to return the shelter shortly after...
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Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens sworn in
Avon and Somerset's first police and crime commissioner Sue Mountstevens has been officially sworn in. Ms Mountstevens, who was elected commissioner on Friday, took an oath of impartiality yesterday at...
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Family's plea for answers over Joshua Gafney death
She should have been celebrating her son's 23rd birthday but instead Tina Marren was kissing the ground where his ashes lie. It is now nine months since the sudden death of Joshua Gafney at his home in...
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Plans for new one-way traffic system in Crewkerne move ahead
Crewkerne residents could learn more about plans for a new one-way traffic system in the town in the new year says a town councillor. Detailed drawings are being produced by Somerset County Council...
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West braces itself for more heavy rain after flooding chaos
The West was bracing itself for more heavy rain this afternoon after torrential downpours brought flooding chaos to the region yesterday. Many villages and entire towns were effectively cut off as...
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Cary Comedians Carnival Club's relief after stolen tractor found
Members of a carnival club in Castle Cary have expressed relief after a missing £57,000 tractor was recovered.A blue New Holland tractor used by Cary Comedians Carnival Club was thought to have been...
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Sex offender appeal on BBC1's Crimewatch after woman attacked by Taunton canal
A fresh appeal was issued last night for a registered sex offender who has failed to provide police with details of his whereabouts. Lee Whitting who was deported from New Zealand in 2010, is wanted by...
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RNLI flood rescue specialists put on standby in Bridgwater
RNLI flood rescue specialists are being put on standby in Bridgwater today amid fears of further chaos as more heavy rain hits the South West. Members of the charity's Flood Rescue Team left their base...
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Flood threat forces further Somerset school closures and early finishes
Two schools in Somerset remained closed today after being devastated by yesterday's flooding. The vast majority of schools and colleges were able to reopen as normal this morning, but Cossington...
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Somerset braced for second day of torrential rain, high winds and flooding
After a day of flooding misery yesterday, Somerset is being warned to brace itself for more of the same this afternoon. The Met Office has upgraded its severe weather warning for the county to an amber...
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New Yeovil Town signings will come with little warning, says manager Gary...
Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson will only add further new faces to his squad if injuries or suspensions suddenly deprive him of numbers.The Glovers today signed Watford defender Dale Bennett on loan...
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Live updates: Heavy rain and 70mph winds cause traffic chaos on Somerset's roads
Police have warned drivers to stay off Somerset's roads tonight as torrential rain and 70mph winds wreak havoc. A Met Office severe weather warning has been in place since 2pm this afternoon, little...
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100 road workers drafted in to fight Somerset flood threat
Somerset County Council announced this afternoon it has allocated 100 members of staff to ensure Somerset's roads are kept open. All the county's A roads that were previously closed because of...
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Video: Village main road turned into river as torrential rain hits Somerset
The main road at Rockwell Green was turned into a river tonight after torrential rain battered Somerset for the second time in 24 hours. Roadside drains at the village, just outside Wellington,...
View ArticleKempton Park Christmas Hurdle could be next for highly-rated Dodging Bullets
Paul Nicholls has such a lofty opinion of Dodging Bullets that he may pitch his progressive novice into Grade One company for Kempton Park's Christmas Hurdle. The Ditcheat trainer suggested that...
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Weston-super-Mare man with dementia is cleared of rape
A man with dementia who was accused of taking a young woman off a bus and subjecting her to a night of sexual assaults and rape at his flat has been found not guilty. John Ebdon, 67, of Kensington...
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Councils to reject Government bid to bring back weekly waste collections
A £250 million Government bid to bring back weekly bin collections will fail in the West, it emerged yesterday. The initiative by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles was intended to persuade more...
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Byron Webster: Yeovil Town must learn to 'win ugly' to reach next level
Yeovil Town must learn to "win ugly" if they wish to rub shoulders with npower League One's top teams, according to defender Byron Webster. The Glovers return to home soil on Saturday when they face...
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